Anti-government protesters and supporters of exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra pack the streetsnear the home of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's top adviser in Bangkok today. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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The political protests in Thailand continued to rage as some 30,000 red-shirted supporters of exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra thronged the main government offices in Bangkok, where fellow protesters have staged a sit-in for the past two weeks. Thousands more are expected for a “D-Day” push to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve his government and hold elections, which he has vowed not to do.